@article{CRMECA_2026__354_G1_671_0, author = {James Robert Hofmann}, title = {The providential timing of scientific discovery: {Andr\'e-Marie} {Amp\`ere} in 1820}, journal = {Comptes Rendus. M\'ecanique}, pages = {671--678}, year = {2026}, publisher = {Acad\'emie des sciences, Paris}, volume = {354}, doi = {10.5802/crmeca.374}, language = {en}, }